Although one thinks this book would be about Jackie Kennedy, it really is about one of her life long friends—Nancy Tuckerman. Jackie and Nancy were friends for over 70 years. Through the course of many interviews with Tuckerman, Kuhn gives a perspective about Jackie from these interviews. The story about Nancy Tuckerman is intriguing. She sounded like a formidable woman who had an amazing but possibly lonely life. I liked this book, despite it being different than I expected.
The narrator did a great job. I loved how several accents were done by her. If you like recent US history, I’d recommend this book. Kuhn has 7 additional books in this series that will give retrospectives from additional friends and colleagues of Jackie.

The author, William Kuhn is an academic historian. He taught at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin for 15 years before turning to writing full time. Perhaps that explains why he includes so much detail in his book Jackie Stories: 1 A Boarding School Friend. The book is the first in a series of 8 books written about the relationship between Jackie and these 8 friends of hers. This book describes interviews with Nancy Tuckerman, Jackie's school age friend and assistant during her time in the White House and at the Doubleday Publishing Company. The book contains semi amusing anecdotes of their interviews and dull details about what clothes she wore and whether she drove or not to the interviews. It is a bit light on revelations about Jackie although it does draw a picture of Jackie's dependence on Nancy and her less than generous consideration of Nancy's life both during and after Jackie's death. ( )

Entertaining listen. It's as much about her friends, as it is Jackie. Good stories, an easy listen! ( )

Very interesting book based on interviews the author conducted with Nancy Tuckerman, former White House Social Secretary in the Kennedy administration and boarding school friend of Jacqueline Kennedy. The book reads almost as a companion piece to Kuhn's Reading Jackie. Kuhn interviewed Tuckerman for his book about Jackie's time as a book editor. This book captures not only tidbits from Tuckerman's life but also includes Kuhn's research journey and process. ( )

I at first was afraid this story would put a sour taste in my mouth about Jackie O.. I was pleasantly relieved to find this was more of a story about the friend, than of Jackie.
I see the book(s) as more a telling of the life of people who helped make Jackie who she was. It was fun hearing about the memories of going to school, working with and being friends with Jackie. I look forward to hearing more of the stories of Jackie's friends. ( )